Is the LHC already obsolete?

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Sid Send message Joined: 20 Jul 07 Posts: 43 Credit: 367,186 RAC: 0	Message 20908 - Posted: 7 Jan 2009, 15:21:41 UTC Is the LHC already obsolete? Alternate collision method suggests LHC may have been total waste of $9 billion There is an article on NewScientist.com that might seem astounding. It basically states that laser-based, desktop-sized atom smashers could be as effective or more at probing the secrets of the universe as the $9 billion Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland, but for a tiny fraction of the cost. More . . . LHC: The Essential Guide Part 2 ID: 20908 · Reply Quote

Rapture Send message Joined: 21 Oct 07 Posts: 21 Credit: 39,100 RAC: 0	Message 20916 - Posted: 9 Jan 2009, 1:02:16 UTC - in response to Message 20908. After reading the article, the LHC will continue to be needed. The alternate collision method will complement, not replace the LHC. In fact, CERN is planning to upgrade the LHC over the next several years. This means that the physicists still believe in the strong potential of this project. ID: 20916 · Reply Quote

ChertseyAl Send message Joined: 28 Nov 05 Posts: 31 Credit: 115,957 RAC: 0	Message 20935 - Posted: 9 Jan 2009, 20:33:46 UTC - in response to Message 20908. Is the LHC already obsolete? Alternate collision method suggests LHC may have been total waste of $9 billion No. Did you read the article? No? Thought not. Why do you always post in BOLD you numbnuts? Al. ID: 20935 · Reply Quote

Sid Send message Joined: 20 Jul 07 Posts: 43 Credit: 367,186 RAC: 0	Message 20937 - Posted: 9 Jan 2009, 20:46:49 UTC - in response to Message 20935. Is the LHC already obsolete? Alternate collision method suggests LHC may have been total waste of $9 billion No. Did you read the article? No? Thought not. Why do you always post in BOLD you numbnuts? Al. Glad to see you haven\'t changed a bit. . . . ID: 20937 · Reply Quote

caspr Send message Joined: 26 Apr 06 Posts: 89 Credit: 309,235 RAC: 0	Message 20946 - Posted: 10 Jan 2009, 23:41:51 UTC - in response to Message 20937. Last modified: 11 Jan 2009, 0:04:19 UTC Is the LHC already obsolete? Alternate collision method suggests LHC may have been total waste of $9 billion No. Did you read the article? No? Thought not. Why do you always post in BOLD you numbnuts? Al. Glad to see you haven\\\'t changed a bit. . . . hehehehe! Thats ok, Im used to being yelled at! A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory ID: 20946 · Reply Quote

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